Lot 0564

Sabre-knife - D. R. Congo, Azande

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Description

wood, iron, the wooden handle partly covered with metal sheet, old collection number and label: "L. 1/27 Haumesser Kongo A. Krämer", min. dam., small missing part at the handle;
it is overly long for an African knife and has a flat, wide point with a small hook above the handle - a vestige of the devoluted throwing knife form. These knives are often covered with beautiful patterns and strengthened with ribs for robust usage.
L: 63 cm
Provenance:
Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany (1961)
Lit.: Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 60
Continent: Africa

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Sabre-knife - D. R. Congo, Azande

Name: Sabre-knife - D. R. Congo, Azande
SKU: 28925092
Price: 150 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €150 - €1,000

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